Fabulous Middle Team Performance

This afternoon, the Middle Team performed their 'Sparkle Taker' show for the rest of the school and they were spectacular!

If you have tickets for tonights performance (few tickets still available), then you are in for a real treat. The children were so impressive with their confident acting, singing and dancing. When I think back when I was seven or eight years old, I would have been terrified by the idea of performing in front of a packed theatre, but it didn't seem to phase the children at all. There is no danger of any of these children losing their sparkle!

Congratulations to everyone involved in putting on the production. The teachers, parents, children and extra helpers worked their socks off in the lead up and today. Special thanks goes to Kiri and Nick for their efforts in bringing it all together and sharing their sparkle.

Powhiri for Rob

Today we farewelled Rob Clarke and delivered him to his new school, where he has taken over as principal. It was a daunting, but very rewarding day for me personally, as I took on the role of speaker for the visitors, during the Powhiri. Speaking in Te Reo Maori for the first time was certainly a challenge and hopefully I didn't offend anyone with my pronunciation.
The Powhiri is an impressive tradition to be part of and it is a great way to bring to school communities together and formally hand over a staff member. It was a pleasure to be able to take some 30 children from our school down to Burnham and for them to be part of the experience. Burnham is a lucky school to have Rob as their new principal and we all wish him the very best of luck in his new role.

My part from the Powhiri:

Ko te mihi tuatahi ki te atua, tena koe.
E te whare e tu nei, te papa ki waho ra tena korua.
Ki nga mate kua hinga i te po moe mai i roto i te ringa o te atua.
Tatau te hunga ora e huihui mai nei, tena koutou, tena koutou
tena koutou katoa.
Tena koutou e te iwi kainga mo te reo powhiri ki a matau.
He honore tenei kua tae mai matau ki waenganui i a koutou.
E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatira ma, tena koutou, tena
koutou, tena koutou katoa.